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Dell XC430 Solution Manual

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  • Page 1 Dell XC430 Web-Scale Converged Appliance Solutions Guide...
  • Page 2 WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal ...........................11 License management 5 Deploying your system..................12 ..........................12 Before you begin ..................... 12 Setting up your Dell XC430 for first use ..................13 Boot error message for missing SD card ........................13 Deployment outline ........................15 Default cluster credentials 6 Downloading and installing Software applications........
  • Page 4 ........................... 26 Contacting Dell ...........................26 Locating Service Tag ........................26 Quick Resource Locator...

  • Page 5: About Dell Web-Scale Converged Appliance Solution

    Nutanix (used as a virtual appliance), which simplifies virtualization by converging computer, storage, and network into a single appliance that is deployed in a clustered environment. The following figures show Dell XC430. For more information about the Dell XC430 system, see Dell XC430 Owner’s Manual available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

  • Page 6: Supported Hardware, Firmware, And Software

    Supported hardware, firmware, and software For a list of the most up-to-date supported hardware, firmware, and software, see the Dell XC430 Web- Scale Converged Appliance Support Matrix available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

  • Page 7: Documentation Matrix

    NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you must type the URL from your location to access your specific language. For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at Dell.com/ support/home.

  • Page 8: Nutanix Documentation

    Select the documentation you require from the list specified in Table 10. NOTE: To access the Hardware Replacement Documentation by using the open document portal, use the Filter By controls in the upper-right corner of the page. Select NOS, 4.1, and XC430 to view this document.
  • Page 9 Table 2. Nutanix reference documentation To learn about… See… Set up instructions for your solution. Setup Guide Set up instructions for environments with special Advanced Setup Guide requirements and restrictions Instructions and reference for administering the NOS Advanced Administration Guide Nutanix Operation System (NOS) outside the Nutanix Prism UI (such as cluster start/stop, manual upgrade, changing passwords,...

  • Page 10: Licensing Overview

    Each Nutanix node and block is delivered with a default Starter license, which is issued for a six-year term that begins at the shipping date for your Dell XC430 order. You are not required to register this license on the Nutanix Customer Portal account assigned to you when you purchased your nodes.

  • Page 11: License Management

    License management For more information about license management, complete the following tasks: On the Nutanix Documentation portal, see the Web Console Guide (for access details, see the Documentation matrixsection in this document). In the Nutanix Web Console Guide, see the License Management section. Perform the relevant licensing tasks for your system.

  • Page 12: Deploying Your System

    Before you deploy your system, ensure that you read through this document and have yourself familiarized with the process and required materials. WARNING: Before you set up and operate your Dell XC430, review the safety instructions that shipped with your storage enclosure.

  • Page 13: Boot Error Message For Missing Sd Card

    Dell XC430, see the Rack Installation Instructions Guide that shipped with your system. Cable your solution based on best practices cabling diagram shown here. NOTE: At a minimum, there are three Dell XC430 servers in a cluster. Each Dell XC430 is seen as a node. Figure 3. Cabling a system...
  • Page 14 Figure 4. Deployment workflow process. First time boot scripts Nutanix Acropolis nodes have been pre-configured and do not require additional first time boot configuration. These nodes boot to the hypervisor and are ready to be clustered once the CVM has all services up.

  • Page 15: Default Cluster Credentials

    Create Nutanix storage cluster • Use the Nutanix web-based clustering application to create Nutanix storage cluster from all locally discovered nodes ready to be clustered. During this process, the following parameters are set: – Cluster name – Set cluster IPs (iDRAC, Hypervisor, and CVM) –...
  • Page 16 Interface Target Username Password SSH client or console KVM host root nutanix/4u SSH client or console ESXi host root SSH client Nutanix Controller VM nutanix/4u nutanix Nutanix Web Console PRISM Interface (after admin admin cluster configuration) NOTE: Default password applies for Nutanix Web Console prior to NOS 4.1.3. For 4.1.3 and later, you must set a new admin password on first login.

  • Page 17: Downloading And Installing Software Applications

    Downloading and installing Software applications OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Essentials is a hardware management application on a separate server that provides a comprehensive view of the Dell XC430 and its components. OpenManage Essentials enables you to: • Discover and list the system inventory •...

  • Page 18: Dell Nautilus

    • Documentation Dell Nautilus Dell Nautilus is a general maintenance release utility for updating firmware for SAS and SATA drives (or disks). For information about the supported Dell Nautilus version number, see the Supported hardware, firmware, and software section in this document.

  • Page 19: Monitoring

    To use the functionality of OMSA preinstalled on each node, configure it by using the OpenManage Essentials User's Guide. To add Dell XC430 to the discovered list of systems, discover Dell XC430 by using an IP range. Monitoring software To monitor the health of a cluster, VMs, performance, and alerts and events, the Nutanix web console provides a range of status-check features.
  • Page 20 • Health Monitoring • Virtual Machine Monitoring • Performance Monitoring • Alert and Event Monitoring...

  • Page 21: Updating Firmware

    Use Dell OpenManage Essentials to update the firmware of the discovered system components. For instructions about using Dell OpenManage Essentials to monitor and update the discovered components of the Dell XC430 system, see Updating Server BIOS, Firmware, Drivers, and Applications in the OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide.
  • Page 22 From the list, select EFI Boot Manager. From the EFI boot list, select Virtual CD or the USB drive. To update drive firmware, click Update Firmware. NOTE: Dell Nautilus updates all HDD and SSD firmware for all HDDs and SSDs connected to the system.

  • Page 23: Replacing Hardware

    In the Nutanix Hardware Replacement Guide, see the Failure of Components that do not Contain Cluster Data section and turn off the node for the relevant hypervisor. In the Dell XC430 Owner’s Manual, see the Installing and removing system components section and replace the failed component.
  • Page 24 NOTE: New HDDs and SSDs being installed must have any foreign RAID configuration removed before being added to the system. Otherwise, they will not be recognized by the CVM. See the Nutanix Hardware Replacement Documentation again, see the Completing Data Drive Replacement section and complete the replacement of the failed HDD or SSD.

  • Page 25: Recovering System

    Recovering system For information about recovering your system, contact Dell Support.

  • Page 26: Getting Help

    Figure 5. Locating service tag Quick Resource Locator Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to system information and how-to videos. This can be done by visiting Dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and a model...
  • Page 27 Quick Resource (QR) code located on your Dell system. To try out the QR code, scan the following image. Figure 6. Quick Resource Locator...

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